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[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 15: He also asked [...] if my brother still copped it up the back door.
at cop it up the back door (v.) under back-door, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 25: Laurie isn’t a bash-merchant.
at bash-merchant (n.) under bash, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1950s) P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 10: The blood [i.e. in the water] had berleyed up a school of little tiddlers, and seagulls were circling.
at berley, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 12: Little jim’s opinion that i was a ‘cheeky bodgie prick who had shirked his war duty and now was bludging off women’.
at bludge, v.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 15: He also asked if my father was still a bludging booze artist, if my mum was still a drunken slut.
at booze artist (n.) under booze, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 85: I didn’t mind the idea of some activity, even if it was driving out to buggery to see the lunatic Croat.
at out to buggery (adj.) under buggery, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 14: I stopped for breakfast at a chew and spew.
at chew ’n’ spew (n.) under chew, v.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 9: There was a church [...] and an old duck who sold sly grog.
at sly-grog, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 15: Then he enquired as to the whereabouts of my gutless-wonder boyfriend.
at gutless wonder (n.) under gutless, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 24: Your small bookie has always been vulnerable. He has to [...] keep a look out for tea leaves like Charlie Furner.
at tea leaf, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 17: Back then I turned a dollar working a few different lurks.
at lurk, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 23: I’d like to get the mail on Jim Swain.
at mail, n.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 14: He [...] turned back to me to launch a big swing, and I knew I was ratshit.
at ratshit, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 25: ‘But he was a root rat?’ ‘That’s right. He used to force the tarts he was extorting to come across.’.
at root rat (n.) under root, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1950s) in P. Doyle Get Rich Quick (2004) 23: He rorted an army commission for himself.
at rort, v.1
[Aus] P. Doyle Get Rich Quick 54: ‘Give the money back, clear out, and that’s the finish. Otherwise, both of you are dead.’ Max spoke then. ‘Well, dad, don’t blow your wig just yet. Hear this’.
at blow one’s wig (v.) under wig, n.2
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